OSWESTRY STATION BUILDING TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1115904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To preserve and protect the Oswestry Station Building,to, safegaurd the local and railway heritage for the benefit of the people who live in, work in and visit Oswestry Borough.To develope and promote educational activities surrounding the cultural and heritage aspects of Oswestry Borough.To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.

Objects

1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE OSWESTRY STATION BUILDING, TO SAFEGUARD THE LOCAL AND RAILWAY HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN, WORK IN AND VISIT OSWESTRY BOROUGH.2 TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE A CENTRE FOR CHARITABLE AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE IT WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.3 TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE STATION BUILDING TO ENCOURAGE ITS USE BY AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE.4 TO PROVIDE A HISTORIC AND A MODERN OVERVIEW OF THE TOWN, ITS HINTERLAND AND THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO, SO THAT IT CAN BE BETTER UNDERSTOOD, APPRECIATED AND ENJOYED BY THOSE WHO LIVE IN, WORK IN OR VISIT THE BOROUGH.5 TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE ASPECTS OF OSWESTRY BOROUGH.6 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: OSWESTRY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £554,277, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £329,474 for the year, driven largely by incoming restricted grants, while total expenditure was £7,622. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05668916

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HOSEASON, Romer Wilfred — director, appointed 10/08/2017on trustee list
• DART, Anthony David — director, appointed 16/12/2015on trustee list
• DATE, Roger Gareth — director, appointed 09/01/2006on trustee list
• DART, Anthony David — secretary, appointed 10/08/2016

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £100k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony David Dart
• ROGER GARETH DATE
• Romer Wilfred Hoseason

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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